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This Week's Top 3 Reasons to Join AWIS

  • The AWIS community includes multiple disciplines, a broad span of age groups, and a the entire spectrum of employment sectors - from industry - to - academe - to -government.
  • Our advocacy for women in science is stronger than ever. Check out our letter in response to a New York Times column.
  • Our Coaching Program helps with various issues women in STEM face from career transitions to work-life balance. Listen to a teleforum and demonstration today!

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For Our Members

Have you checked out the new job listings in our career development center?

Power Up Your Career with AWIS' new Coaching Program

AWIS members in academe can now participate in MentorNet's award winning e-mentoring program for free.  Learn how you can sign up today


Check Out Our Chapters

AWIS chapters are a great way to network in your local community.  Check out our newest chapter -- New River Valley, in Blacksburg, Virginia on the chapters page


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News and Events

AWIS Responds to NY Times Column Criticizing Title IX

Read the letter: John Tierney, through his July 14 column "Title IX a New Frontier: Science,"provided an opportunity for AWIS to remind educational institutions receiving federal funding, federal agencies, and Tierney himself that Title IX is the law. Compliance reviews are not a new initiative and should have been conducted over the last 36 years, since the law's inception.

Bias Literacy: A Review of Concepts in Research on Discrimination

Read the report: Bias Literacy: A Review of Concepts in Research on Discrimination is a synopsis of the terms used when talking about bias and discrimination. The report helps answer the questions: When do we claim that someone is discriminating and is biased? How do we arrive at that assessment? The report is concerned primarily with women and science, and hopes improve dialogue by isolating the basics.

AWIS Magazine Wins Award of Excellence

July 8, 2008

Press Release: The AWIS Magazine earned the APEX 2008 Award of Excellence in Magazine and Journal Design and Layout from the 20th annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence: A Competition for Communications Professionals. The award comes after the magazine's complete overhaul in 2006, which included stylistic and content changes inside and out.

AWIS and Latinas in Computing Partner to Provide Students Access to E-Mentoring Program Through MentorNet

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